One-Tank
Trip for July 20/19
(c) By Jim Fox
In these
days of a rapidly evolving employment market some of the best jobs are created
when someone is able to combine his or her passions.
Jordan
Mulligan has done that by blending an interest in golf with his previous job
with Muskoka Tourism.
It looks like a
good fit as he is now director of Best Golf Trips based in Bala.
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| The links are waiting in Niagara and Muskoka. |
“My new
labour of love is a golf travel agency focusing on two locations this year: Niagara
and Muskoka, two of Ontario’s most popular destinations,” he said.
Fore Niagara
Niagara
has long been considered a great golf destination, boasting a collection of courses
that reflect the region’s natural beauty, Mulligan said
The area is home to dozens of golf courses characterized
by their expertly manicured conditions, beautiful gardens and lush, parkland
settings.
The opening of the
Legends on the Niagara in 2002 helped solidify the area as a golf destination.
Niagara
has been a popular golf destination for two decades, with more than two dozen courses
and fine hotels and attractions.
“We work
with the five top-rated golf courses in the area – Battlefield, Grand Niagara, Peninsula
Lakes, Ussher’s Creek, and Whirlpool,” Mulligan said.
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| The inviting seventh hole at Grand Niagara Resort. |
The
company partners with Fallsview and Clifton Hill hotels in the heart of the
action with attractions, Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, and
entertainment steps away from the falls.
“The newly crafted
golf packages are as much about the stay as they are about the play,” he added.
Golfers can stay at
the Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa, the closest hotel to the falls, with
great views and newly renovated rooms.
The most-popular
package includes a two-night stay in a fallsview room with breakfast and two rounds
of golf.
Fore Muskoka
The pairing
continues in Muskoka, known as Canada’s cottage country.
“As a vacation
destination, Muskoka’s resorts are awesome while as a golf destination it is
one of the best in the country,” Mulligan said.
The Muskoka golf
packages are designed to “capture the best of both worlds, featuring the top
rated courses paired with overnight stays at top resorts.”
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| Golf packages include stays at the Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa. |
The packages
provide for a great day on the links while leaving time to have fun at the
destination.
Most popular are two
and three nights and a similar number of rounds of golf.
Courses include Grandview,
Lake Joseph Club, Ridge at Manitou, Rocky Crest, Seguin Valley and Taboo
Muskoka. Details: bestgolftrips.ca;
1-866-207-4862
Go buggy
Happening now is
an Outdoor Butterfly and Bug Hunt Weekend (July 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.) at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory.
See the butterflies and bugs anytime at the conservatory, which holds special events throughout the year.
The summer tours and programs include daily guided tours
and children’s programs through Sept. 2
(including weekends!), free with regular admission.
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| AGolden Birdwing butterfly rests on a tropical plant at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. (Jim Fox photo) |
Visitors
join nature interpreters on the hunt in the wildflower meadow that’s home
to thousands of tiny critters.
There’s an insect
scavenger hunt, with a net and collection jar provided, and examining and
identifying the specimens, face painting, crafts and seminars.
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Going on a butterfly
and bug hunt at the conservatory.
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For more information: cambridgebutterfly.com; (519)
653-1234
Beware of ghosts
Ghost Tours are at
Discovery Harbour in Penetanguishene Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. through
Aug. 28.
“There are “stories
of misfortune and eerie tales of things unexplained,” said Mary Mandley with Huronia
Historical Parks.
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| Swabbing the deck at Discovery Harbour. |
Lantern light
illuminates the historic site as visitors tour the historic buildings at night.
There
is also a “Call up the Spirits” dinner and ghost tour package.
On Aug.
3 is the swashbuckling Pirates of the Bay event.
Visitors can walk
the plank while there will be roving hornswaggler musicians, sinking a ship
with Cap’t Tuna, visiting the tattoo parlour, learning your knots and swabbing
the deck.
There will also be a
navy and pirate skirmish, crafts, inflatables and a petting zoo.
discoveryharbour.on.ca; (705)
549-8064
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
For more One-Tank Trips: http://1tanktrips.blogspot.ca
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